2016 After Week 10 Bowl Projections

With the SEC imploding and the ACC looking mediocre outside of Clemson and Louisville, the Big Ten will roll with four teams getting massive bowl bids – Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, and a Penn State team that’ll finish 10-2.

But here’s the problem. The Rose would love nothing more than to get Michigan, but Colorado is the most likely No. 2 option from the Pac-12 according to the projected final College Football Playoff rankings. The last thing the CFP will want is a rematch – Michigan beat the Buffs earlier this year – and it sure doesn’t want another dud of a Rose Bowl. So the projection is for Wisconsin to get the call to Pasadena, while Michigan gets a sweet date with Louisville in the Orange.

The other problem will be the empty bowl spots. According to the Academic Progress Rate, the most likely order or teams will turn out to be Vanderbilt, North Texas, Boston College and UCLA all in the mix at 5-7.

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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Birmingham Bowl

Legion Field, Birmingham, AL, 2:00 ET, ESPN
American Athletic vs. SEC*North Texas vs. Vanderbilt
*North Texas to get in on APR, No AAC team projected available
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